Property Taxes

Most financial institutions accept a property tax bill payment. For online banking, the folio/roll number (without dashes) is used as the account number. Contact your local branch for more details. 

This program allows you to pre-pay property taxes in monthly instalments rather than one lump sum. This makes budgeting easier and avoids the risk of penalties.

Payment is debited from your bank account on the first day of the month for 10 months, from August to May. Once taxes have been determined, the remaining balance is debited on the due date in July. To begin pre-authorized payments, your property tax account must be at zero or in a credit balance.

To enroll in the program, complete the following forms and mail them with a void cheque:

• Pre-Authorized Debit Agreement [PDF/105KB]
• Pre-Authorized Payment Plan Change Form [PDF/348KB]

You can mail your cheque to City Hall at the following address:

City of Victoria
Property Taxes
1 Centennial Square
Victoria, BC
V8W 1P6

Please make cheques payable to the City of Victoria in Canadian funds.

If your mortgage company will be remitting payment to the City of Victoria on your behalf, confirm details of your tax payment with your mortgage company directly.

Property owners eligible for the BC Home Owner Grant must complete the grant application each year.

In Person

You can pay your property tax in person at City Hall. Located on the ground floor, the Public Service Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays. 

Drop Box

A drop box is available for non-cash payments made after hours. It is located at the Pandora Avenue entrance of City Hall.

You may pay your property taxes using Plastiq, a third-party payment platform. This service is independent of the City of Victoria. Credit card payment is not available in person at City Hall.

Please note that this service includes an additional service fee. You will also need to sign up for a Plastiq account. If using this method, please choose “Victoria BC (City) Property Tax” as the payee.

You can access property tax account information and sign up for eBilling through MyCity Online. Here are the steps to sign up:

1. Login or register an account at MyCity Online
2. Register your property tax account. If you own multiple properties, each property must be registered separately. Use your eight digit folio number and your six digit access code from your Property Tax Notice.
3. Select to receive your Property Tax Notice by email

You will receive next year's notice by email.

If you would like to submit an address change for your property tax account, or have any inquiries about your property taxes, please send your request to the following: 

• Email propertytax@victoria.ca or call 250.361.0228

Under the Community Charter, Section 224, City Council may choose to grant property tax exemptions to non-profit organizations.

Organizations approved for tax exemption by Council will receive a three-year exemption. These organizations must apply for tax exemptions every three years. The application process begins in April and the due date to apply is May 31 of each year. The bylaw is passed by October 31 each year.

For more information, read the Permissive Property Tax Exemption Policy [PDF/154KB].

The application period for a 2024 Permissive Tax Exemption closed on May 31, 2023. The application form for a 2025 Permissive Tax Exemption will be available in early 2024.

The City of Victoria is pleased to offer a Tax Incentive Program to eligible owners of downtown Heritage Designated buildings. This program works to offset seismic upgrading costs that are for the purpose of residential conversion of existing upper storeys.

Home Owner Grant applications must be submitted directly to the Province. Municipalities are no longer accepting applications. Program eligibility is unchanged

• to avoid penalties on the Home Owner Grant amount, apply before the property tax due date 
• to apply, you will need the jurisdiction number and the folio/roll number shown on the front of your property tax notice
• apply online or over the phone at 1.888.355.2700

Apply for the Home Owner Grant

Learn about the Provincial Property Tax Deferment Program.

Properties with delinquent taxes (three years of taxes owing) will go to public auction if the delinquent taxes remain unpaid. The tax sale is held annually in the council chambers at municipal hall of each municipality in BC.

Municipal Property Tax Sale

Visit the Property Information Portal

This service provides information about municipal properties including current year and prior year assessments, legal descriptions and tax levy information. Click here to access this information.

Tax Certificates: You can now obtain our Tax Certificates through myLTSA Enterprise or APIC. 

The Reconciliation Contribution Fund is an opportunity for residential and commercial property owners to contribute a voluntary amount to the Songhees Nation and Esquimalt Nation. This contribution is made in addition to, and separately from, your annual property tax payment. 

Reconciliation Contribution Fund Page

Several public agencies affect the property tax rate and the amount of property tax collected by the City of Victoria each year. The municipality does not have control over the tax rates set by other agencies for which we collect taxes on behalf of. More information on these agencies is available through their websites: 

• Capital Regional District
• Capital Regional Hospital District
• BC Assessment
• Municipal Finance Authority
• Regional Transit Authority
• Provincial School Tax